Collapsible hanging seat



3 1,561,025 anIENT QFFICFE LEROY nnmnn, or BROOKLYN, new YORK, assrenozaor own-HA E 'TQ norm at.

LEHMAN. or BROOKLYN, new roan;

OOLLAPSIBLE HANG-LING SEAT.

Application filed July 25, 1924. Serial 1210. WBQLOG.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Lnnor Rnmrnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Collapsible Hanging.Seats, fully described and represented in the following specification,and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to certain improvements in collapsible anddetachable seats which are designed for use in bathtubs and the like, orlunch counters and other situations where removable, foldable .orcollapsible seats may he desired.

A special object of the invention is to produce such a seat which iseasily and quickly folded up and removable from the place in which it isused, and which is adjustable so that it can be used in bath tubs orlike situations where the incline of the wallet the tub varies, the seatbeing so arranged as to be substantially horizontal as used with the tubwalls, the incline of which varies considerably, as, for instance, theend and side walls of a batl'itub of the usual configuration.

A further object of the invention is to providersuch a seat of simpleform and of few parts so as to be cheap to manufacture :but at the sametime durable and which when in position for-ms a rigid support.

With these and other objects not specilically referred to, the inventionconsists in certain novel parts, arrangements and combinations whichwill be described in conin the claims hereunto annexed.

In these drawings,

Figure 1 is a side view of the improved seat showing the seat applied tothe end of a bathtub where the slant of the wall is considerable, abathtub wall being shown in section;

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the seat arranged to hang on the sidewall of the tub where the slant of the wall is less than that shown inFig. 1;

Figure 3 is a bottom view of the improved device removed from the tub;

Figure 4 is a side view of the device showing the parts folded together,and

Figure 5 is a bottom view, the different Parts ei g br en m y, o m d fieonstruction which may he employed. Referring now ,to these drawings, theinipno s a h bee i ln sse l a used i a b th ub It i be nder tood, wever,.99 tha th ea vis sal a e .Q- an ha has designed for use otherrelations, as for i tanc it o ld h h ng ove h e g or a lunch counter orsimilar situations, and the invention is not ;to be restricted ;to abathtub muse.

In .the preferred embodiment of the in: vention, the improved devicewill include a seat 1 which may be of any desinableconfiguration of anysuitable material, such as 310 a circular wooden disc. This seat hassecured thereto a hanger support gby which the seat may be hung ,orsuspended in the place desired. This hanger support may be of variousconfigurations and secured 120 &5 the seat in various ways. Beferning:tO the construction shown in Figs. ;1 ,to A, this hanger supportincludes a pair of ,ha-rs ,2,

'3 which are curved ,at their upper ends to form hooks l which-areunited by a crossbar 5, these hooks and ,t'hebarf) in the bestconstructions being covered with some soft mate ial, Such a ru r, ind cad by th numeral -6, ,to prevent ury to gthe surface with which the seatis ,used.

T is ha ge s ppo i piv tal y sennected with the seat, and this pivotal.connection may ,be provided in .uar ious 'ways. As shown :in Fig. 3,therea-re secured ,to the bottom of the seat,;as by screws 7, ,a pair ofbrackets 8, 9 having inturned ends 1.0 which form bearings for thehanger rods 2, 3. These hanger rods 2, 3 are "bent inwardly,

as indicated at .11, to engage the bearings 10 and are then bentdownwardly to form .95 legs 12 which are provided upwardly turned endsforming open hooks 13.

Also =p tal y secured t h sea i .3 b a d t t ce, i ons ru tons emiboying nvent on, .r il ibes and arranged that it will have two points ofconnection with the hooked ends of the hanger support so that the bracewill extend at difierent angles relatively to the seat, so that the seatmay be adjusted to walls, as, for instance, the walls of a bathtub,which vary in inclination and yet remain horizontal when in adjustedposition, the brace being positively connected. This brace may varysomewhat in construction and in the method tached to the bottom of theseat by taking bearing in the inturned ends 17 of brackets 18. The lowerend 15 of this brace may be covered with rubber-or other pliablematerial 17 and is intended for attachment to the/hooks 13 of the hangersupport Where the device is used with a wall but slightly ofi vertical,as shown in Fig. 2. Pivotally attached to the brace 16 is an auxiliarybrace frame comprising side arms 19, 20 and a cross piece 21, this piece21 being preferably integral with the arms 19, 20. These arms 19, 20 areinturned at their inner ends to have a pivotal engagement with the endmember 15 of the main brace member. cross piece 21 ofthis auxiliarybrace is ar ranged for engagement with the hooks 13 of the hangersupport, this adjustment being used where the wall with which the deviceis employed is sharply inclined, as shown in Fig. 1.

WVith this construction a very simple, effective and rigid seat isprovided, which with but few parts, is cheap to manufacture, and whichis easily adjusted to the desired position, and where desired the wholedevice may be removed and collapsed into small compass.

In Fig. 5 is illustrated a slight modification in the means forpivotally connecting the hanger support to the seat. As there shown,there is provided a U shaped rod 22 having outwardly extending ends23,.and the arms 2, 3 of the hanger support are loosely looped aroundthese ends, as indicated at 24, a somewhat simpler construction beingprovided by this modification, which may be usedunder some circumstancesif desired.

WVhile the invention has been shown and described in its preferred form,it will be understood that certain changes and variations may be made inthe specific construction illustrated without departing from theinvention, as defined in the appended claims.

What I claim is: 1. In a device of the character described, thecombination with a seat of a hanger sup port therefor, including a pairof spaced members hooked at their outer ends for suspending the deviceand pivotally connected The with the seat, securing devices on themembers, an adjustable brace pivotally secured to the seat, and a secondbrace pivotally secured to the first brace, both of said braces beingprovided with means for detachably connecting either of them to thesecuring devices on the supporting members.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a seatof a hanger sup port therefor, including a pair of spaced rods, hookedshaped at their outer ends, for suspending the device and pivotallyconnected with the seat, said rods having hooked innerends, a braceframe pivotally connected with the seat and including side members and across member for removable engagement with the hooked inner ends of thehanger support, and a second brace member pivotally connected with themain brace and provided with means for removably engaging it with thehooked inner ends of the hanger support.

In a device of the character described, the combination with a seat of ahanger support therefor, including a pair of spaced side bars, hookedshaped at their outer ends, for suspending the device and pivotallyconnected with the seat, said bars having hooks on their inner ends, abrace frame pivotally connected with the seat and including side membersand a cross member for removable engagement with the hooked inner endsof the hanger support, and a second brace frame pivotally connected withan end of the main frame and provided with cross pieces for engaging thehooked inner ends of the hanger support.

l. In a device of the character described, the combination with a seatof a hanger support therefor, including a pair of spaced rods, hookedshaped at their outer ends, for suspending the device and provided withhooks at their inner ends, a bar connected with the seat provided withhearing portions, said spaced rods of the hanger support being bent uponthemselves to form a loop for engagen'ient with the bearing portions ofthe bar, and a brace pivotally connected with the seat and having bracemembers provided with spaced means for removably securing the brace tothe hanger support at different angles relatively to the seat.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

LEROY REIMER.

